Jackie Abraham’s procrastination ponderation

Procrastination. We all know the feeling. You'd rather be doing anything other than the thing you need to be doing. You want to want to do the thing that needs to be done, but you just. Can’t. Start. 

Directed by Jackie Abraham through Skin + Bones, The Society of Fancy Couches follows the thought process of a woman as she grapples with distraction whilst trying to create a film. 

Framed within a playful narration of her thoughts, which are projected through an American male voice, the protagonist antagonises over a typewriter and moves from couch to couch in an attempt to summon the slightest hint of inspiration. 

With its overlapping, monotonous inner monologue, anxiety-inducing clock ticking, and uninspiring, anachronistic setting, the film perfectly encapsulates the relatable frustration of procrastination.